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BREAKING: Armed police swoop on ‘man with knife’ as children threatened in church ARMED police have detained a man in Wales after frightened children were threatened with knives in frenzied scenes outside a church. By Zoie O’Brien PUBLISHED: 13:55, Fri, Jul 28, 2017 | UPDATED: 14:17, Fri, Jul 28, 2017

Cardiff cops swoop as man threatens kids at churchWALES NEWS SERVICE Cardiff church horror: Man arrested over claims he threatened children with knife

The terrified children were getting set to head for a church camp when a man “carrying two knives” set upon them, it is claimed.

Church staff alerted police – and were told to stay indoors as more than dozen armed officers, helicopter and police dogs were called to the scene.

Brave staff protected children as the man screamed at them.

The teens were singing and joking when he shouted: “What are you f***ing doing? Stop making so much noise.

Eyewitnesses said the man went into a house to come back with with the knives saying: “Which one do you want?”

Cardiff police in dramatic arrest with ‘armed’ manWALES NEWS SERVICE Cardiff cops swoop on church after man ‘threatened teens’ with two knives

The dramatic scenes unfolded at lunchtime today.

A youth worker at City Church in Riverside, Cardiff, said about 40 young people and their leaders were in the street when the shouting man approached.

The youth worker said: “He went in the house and then came out with two big knives. “He said: ‘Come on – let’s go.’ He was mad.”

A man was led away by police at the scene in WalesWALES NEWS SERVICE A man was led away from the scene by police officers

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